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The Roaches - Mysterious Beauty
The Roaches is a gritstone ridge that spans across 10 miles of the Staffordshire Moorlands, its name simply a development of the French...

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Nov 25, 20247 min read
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My Chat On The Three Ravens Podcast
I recently had a great chat with Martin Vaux of the Three Ravens Podcast, a wonderful resource and hub of all things folklore, strange...

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Nov 16, 20241 min read
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A Wonder of the Neolithic World
While in Portugal earlier this year I was very privileged to be granted access to an intact Neolithic barrowwith a full set of...

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Nov 11, 20243 min read
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A Hidden Anglo-Saxon Gem
A real hidden gem in Gloucestershire, the Church of the Holy Rood is on the edge of Daglingworth near Cirencester. The church was first...

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Oct 19, 20242 min read
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A Welsh Zombie In Hereford?
The shrine of St Thomas de Cantelupe stands in a transept of Hereford Cathedral. A sliver of bone from his remains is housed within a...

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Aug 22, 20244 min read
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Much Ado About Marcle - A Liminal Village
Much Marcle is a fascinating village that lies within the old borderlands between England and Wales, it's name quite literally meaning...

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Jul 31, 20248 min read
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The Peaceful War Stone
This mysterious dark boulder stands on a concrete base on the edge of a Birmingham cemetery - what on earth is it? It is the War Stone....

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Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Occult Connections at Kinnersley Castle
Kinnersley castle is a late Elizabethan mansion that stands off the road between Weobley and Eardisley in Herefordshire. It began its...

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Jul 11, 20243 min read
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Witch Marks in Holy Places
Witch marks inside a baptismal font? Yes, definitely, here at Lower Quinton in Warwickshire. Ritual protection markings, or "witch marks"...

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Jul 11, 20242 min read
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Aethelflaed - Lady of Mercia
Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, passed away in the June of 918. Her nephew Aethelstan, future king of all England, looks up at her....

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Jun 20, 20242 min read
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Flying Monks and Killer Tigers - Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey was originally the centre of a Benedictine monastery first founded during the late 600s when the newly converted king of...

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Jun 20, 20243 min read
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Who Is The Green Man?
Who, or what, is the Green Man? Why does this bizarre face leer out at us from so many church arches and ceilings, and why does this...

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Jun 3, 202414 min read
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The Incredible Spiritual Sculptures of Herefordshire and Worcestershire
The Church of Mary and St David in the Herefordshire village of Kilpeck is known the world over for its almost mind-blowing decorative...

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May 16, 202411 min read
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Coming Soon - Weird Britain TV Show
I've just finished filming as a guest on the second series of the TV show Weird Britain! You can see series 1 now on Blaze TV on Freesat...

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May 3, 20241 min read
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Lover's Leap - Or One Of Them
A lot of places around the world claim the name "Lover's Leap", and here's one of the prime contenders. This cliff overlooks the...

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Apr 16, 20241 min read
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A Witch in Wood
A witch prepares for take-off astride her broom, with an imp-like familiar riding behind her. This is a misericord inside Great Malvern...

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Apr 16, 20241 min read
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A Pub In a Churchyard
The Mug House is a pub that serves the village of Claines just outside the city of Worcester. It is one of just two pubs in all of...

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Mar 26, 20242 min read
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The Font That Forgives Sins
Now here's someone who looks like he's carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. This amazing font has stood inside the Church...

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Mar 26, 20241 min read
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Alton Towers and Its Cursed Ride
A cursed rollercoaster? The Smiler is an infamous ride at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire. Built as a replacement for the...

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Mar 26, 20242 min read
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The Real Herne's Oak?
This huge old oak tree is known as the Temple Oak, and it stands - just about - near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Its name derives from...

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Mar 19, 20242 min read
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